Hoi-Fei Mok (they/them) is the Deputy Director of Equity and Government Transformation at the California Strategic Growth Council, based in Chochenyo Ohlone lands in the Bay Area. Fei brings 14+ years of strong interdisciplinary experience across environmental science research, climate policy, and social justice to their work on developing equitable community-driven strategies for local resilience to climate change. Greenbelt Alliance recognized Fei for their climate resilience work with the Hidden Hero of the Greenbelt award in 2022. Prior to this role, Fei was the sustainability manager at the City of San Leandro, where they worked on numerous climate action projects including supporting resilience hubs, expanding the urban tree canopy, installing solar and EV chargers, and planning for sea level rise. They served on the executive committee for the Bay Climate Adaptation Network (BayCAN) and the equity advisory committee for the California Adaptation Forum and National Adaptation Forum. Their past research work spans global climate change, population genetics, wastewater reuse, ecological modeling, and fieldwork in Costa Rica, Tibet, and Australia. Fei’s organizing experience includes co-founding the California Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) Climate Network, facilitating conversations around racial justice solidarity and collective liberation, and building queer and trans Asian Pacific Islander community. Fei completed their Ph.D. in Agriculture and Food Systems at the University of Melbourne and a B.A. in Biochemistry from Wellesley College with summa cum laude honors.
ARCCA Leadership – Hoi-Fei Mok

Hoi-Fei Mok
Deputy Director of Equity and Government Transformation | Strategic Growth Council